Awaken

They burn in fire to attain,
To build empires based on pain,
On ashes climb to reach for skies,
While blinded by the gleam of lies.

With hands of iron, hearts of stone,
They climb their thrones, yet stand alone,
Corrupting worlds with restless might,
To lose the day, and fear the night.

What power lies within our sight—
To cast aside the chains of fight,
To tear from flesh the gilded mask
And leave behind this hollow task.

For peace is not in gold or gain,
Nor in the spoils of others’ pain;
It’s found turning from the lie,
Refusing worlds where good must die,
To stand where truth and kindness grow,
And dream a life beyond this woe.

Awaken

The Frontier Man

September 2024